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THE TALES OF THE HEPTAMERON OF Margaret, Queen of Navarre
Newly Translated into English from the Authentic Text OF M. LE ROUX DE LINCY WITH AN ESSAY UPON THE HEPTAMERON BY GEORGE SAINTSBURY, M.A. Also the Original Seventy-three Full Page Engravings Designed by S. FREUDENBERG And One Hundred and Fifty Head and Tail Pieces By DUNKER IN FIVE VOLUMES
VOLUME THE FIRST
LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY OF ENGLISH BIBLIOPHILISTS MDCCCXCIV
[Margaret, Queen of Navarre, from a crayon drawing by Clouet, preserved at the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris]
List of Illustrations
TALE CONTENTS
PREFACE.
Explanation of the Initials appended to the Notes.
MARGARET OF ANGOULÊME, QUEEN OF NAVARRE.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
ON THE HEPTAMERON,
DEDICATIONS AND PREFACE,
PREFIXED TO THE FIRST TWO EDITIONS OF THE TALES OF THE QUEEN OF NAVARRE.
Peter Boaistuau, surnamed Launay, To the Reader.(1)
To the most Illustrious and Virtuous Princess, Madame Jane de Foix,
THE HEPTAMERON.
[Prologue: The Story-tellers in the Meadow near The Gave.]
PROLOGUE.
[Du Mesnil learns his Mistress’s Infidelity from her Maid]
FIRST DAY.
TALE I.
[The Muleteer’s Servant attacking his Mistress]
TALE II.
[The King Joking upon the Stag’s Head being A fitting Decoration]
TALE III.
[The Princess’s Lady of Honour hurrying to her Mistress’s Assistance]
TALE IV.
[The Boatwoman of Coulon outwitting the Friars]
TALE V.
[The Wife’s Ruse to secure the Escape of her Lover]
TALE VI.
[The Merchant transferring his Caresses from the Daughter to the Mother]
TALE VII.
APPENDIX.
A. (Prologue, Page 31.)
B. (Tale I., Page 50.)
C. (Tale IV., Page 85.)
THE TALES OF THE HEPTAMERON OF Margaret, Queen of Navarre
Newly Translated into English from the Authentic Text OF M. LE ROUX DE LINCY WITH AN ESSAY UPON THE HEPTAMERON BY GEORGE SAINTSBURY, M.A. Also the Original Seventy-three Full Page Engravings Designed by S. FREUDENBERG And One Hundred and Fifty Head and Tail Pieces By DUNKER IN FIVE VOLUMES
VOLUME THE SECOND
LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY OF ENGLISH BIBLIOPHILISTS MDCCCXCIV
[Margaret, Queen of Navarre, from a crayon drawing by Clouet, preserved at the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris]
Contents
List of Illustrations
DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.
[Bornet’s Concern on discovering that his Wife is without her Ring]
TALE VIII.
[The Dying Gentleman receiving the Embraces of his Sweetheart]
TALE IX.
[The Countess asking an Explanation from Amadour]
TALE X.
SECOND DAY.
PROLOGUE.
TALE XI. (A).
[The Grey Friar telling his Tales]
TALE XI. (B).
[The Gentleman killing the Duke]
TALE XII.
[The Sea-captain talking to the Lady]
TALE XIII.
[Bonnivet and the Lady of Milan]
TALE XIV.
[The Lady taking Oath as to her Conduct]
TALE XV.
[The Gentleman discovering the Trick]
TALE XVI.
[The King showing his Sword]
TALE XVII.
[The Student escaping the Temptation]
TALE XVIII.
APPENDIX.
A. (Tale VIII., Page i.)
B (Tale XL (B.), Page 95.)
C. (Tale XII., Page 101.)
D. (Tale XVI., Page 183.)
E. (Tale XVII., Page 195.)
THE TALES OF THE HEPTAMERON OF Margaret, Queen of Navarre
Newly Translated into English from the Authentic Text OF M. LE ROUX DE LINCY WITH AN ESSAY UPON THE HEPTAMERON BY GEORGE SAINTSBURY, M.A. Also the Original Seventy-three Full Page Engravings Designed by S. FREUDENBERG And One Hundred and Fifty Head and Tail Pieces By DUNKER IN FIVE VOLUMES
VOLUME THE THIRD
LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY OF ENGLISH BIBLIOPHILISTS MDCCCXCIV
[Margaret, Queen of Navarre, from a crayon drawing by Clouet, preserved at the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris]
Contents
List of Illustrations
DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME III.
[The Parting between Pauline and The Gentlemen]
TALE XIX.
[The Lord de Riant finding the Widow with her Groom]
TALE XX.
THIRD DAY.
PROLOGUE.
[Rolandine Conversing With Her Husband]
TALE XXI.
[Sister Marie and the Prior]
TALE XXII.
[The Grey Friar deceiving the Gentleman Of Périgord]
TALE XXIII.
[Elisor showing the Queen her own Image]
TALE XXIV.
[The Advocate’s Wife attending on the Prince]
TALE XXV.
[The Lord of Avannes paying His Court in Disguise]
TALE XXVI.
[The Secretary imploring the Lady not To Tell Of His Wickedness]
TALE XXVII.
[The Secretary Opening the Pasty]
TALE XXVIII.
[The Husbandman surprised by the Fall of the Winnowing Fan]
TALE XXIX.
[The Young Gentleman embracing his Mother]
TALE XXX.
APPENDIX.
A. (Tale XX., Page 21.)
B. (Tale XXV., Page 131.)
C. (Tale XXVI., Page 143.)
D. (Tale XXX., Page 191).
THE TALES OF THE HEPTAMERON OF Margaret, Queen of Navarre
Newly Translated into English from the Authentic Text OF M. LE ROUX DE LINCY WITH AN ESSAY UPON THE HEPTAMERON BY GEORGE SAINTSBURY, M.A. Also the Original Seventy-three Full Page Engravings Designed by S. FREUDENBERG And One Hundred and Fifty Head and Tail Pieces By DUNKER IN FIVE VOLUMES
VOLUME THE FOURTH
LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY OF ENGLISH BIBLIOPHILISTS MDCCCXCIV
[Margaret, Queen of Navarre, from a crayon drawing by Clouet, preserved at the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris]
Contents
List of Illustrations
DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME IV.
FOURTH DAY.
PROLOGUE.
[The Wicked Friar Captured]
TALE XXXI.
[Bernage observing the German Lady’s Strange Penance]
TALE XXXII.
[The Execution of the Wicked Priest and his Sister]
TALE XXXIII.
[The Grey Friar imploring the Butcher to Spare his Life]
TALE XXXIV.
[The Lady embracing the Supposed Friar]
TALE XXXV.
[The Clerk entreating Forgiveness of the President]
TALE XXXVI.
[The Lady of Loué bringing her Husband the Basin of Water]
TALE XXXVII.
[The Lady of Tours questioning her Husband’s Mistress]
TALE XXXVIII.
[The Lord of Grignaulx catching the Pretended Ghost]
TALE XXXIX.
[The Count of Jossebelin murdering his Sister’s Husband]
TALE XL.
FIFTH DAY.
PROLOGUE.
[The Beating of the Wicked Grey Friar]
TALE XLI.
[The Girl refusing the Gift of the Young Prince]
TALE XLII.
[Jambicque repudiating her Lover]
TALE XLIII.
TALE XLIV.(A).
[The Lovers returning from their Meeting in the Garden]
TALE XLIV. (B).
[The Man of Tours and his Serving-maid in the Snow]
TALE XLV.
TALE XLVI. (A).
[The Young Man beating his Wife]
TALE XLVI.(B).
[The Gentleman reproaching his Friend for his Jealousy]
TALE XLVII.
[The Grey Friars Caught and Punished]
TALE XLVIII.
[The Countess facing her Lovers]
TALE XLIX.
[The Lady killing herself on the Death of her Lover]
TALE L.
APPENDIX.
A. (Tale XXXVI., Page 63.)
THE TALES OF THE HEPTAMERON OF Margaret, Queen of Navarre
Newly Translated into English from the Authentic Text OF M. LE ROUX DE LINCY WITH AN ESSAY UPON THE HEPTAMERON BY GEORGE SAINTSBURY, M.A. Also the Original Seventy-three Full Page Engravings Designed by S. FREUDENBERG And One Hundred and Fifty Head and Tail Pieces By DUNKER IN FIVE VOLUMES
VOLUME THE FIFTH
LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY OF ENGLISH BIBLIOPHILISTS MDCCCXCIV
[Margaret, Queen of Navarre, from a crayon drawing by Clouet, preserved at the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris]
Contents
List of Illustrations
DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME V.
SIXTH DAY.
PROLOGUE.
[The Duke of Urbino sending the Maiden to Prison for carrying Messages between his Son and his Sweetheart]
TALE LI.
[The Gentleman and his Friend annoyed by The Smell of that which they Thought was Sugar]
TALE LII.
[The Lord des Cheriots flying from the Prince’s Servant]
TALE LIII.
[The Lady watching the Shadow Faces Kissing]
TALE LIV.
[The Servant selling the Horse with the Cat]
TALE LV.
[The Grey Friar introducing his Comrade to the Lady and her Daughter]
TALE LVI.
[The English Lord seizing the Lady’s Glove]
TALE LVII.
[The Gentleman Mocked by the Ladies When Returning From The False Tryst]
TALE LVIII.
[The Lady discovering her Husband with the Waiting-woman]
TALE LIX.
[The Chanter of Blois delivering his Mistress from the Grave]
TALE LX.
SEVENTH DAY.
PROLOGUE.
[The Lady returning to her Lover, the Canon of Autun]
TALE LXI.
[The Gentleman’s Spur catching in the Sheet]
TALE LXII.
[The King asking the Young Lord to join his Banquet]
TALE LXIII.
[The Lady Swooning in the Arms of the Gentleman of Valencia who had become a Monk]
TALE LXIV.
[The Old Woman startled by the Waking of the Soldier]
TALE LXV.
[The Old Serving-woman explaining her Mistake to the Duke and Duchess of Vendôme]
TALE LXVI.
[The Wife Reading to her Husband on the Desert Island]
TALE LXVII.
[The Apothecary’s Wife giving the Dose of Cantharides to her Husband]
TALE LXVIII.
[The Wife discovering her Husband in the Hood of their Serving-maid]
TALE LXIX.
[The Gentleman Killing Himself on the Death of his Mistress]
TALE LXX.
EIGHTH DAY.
PROLOGUE.
[The Saddler’s Wife Cured by the sight of her Husband Caressing the Serving-maid]
TALE LXXI.
[The Monk Conversing with the Nun while Shrouding a Dead Body]
TALE LXXII.
APPENDIX.
THE SUPPOSED NARRATORS OF THE HEPTAMERON TALES.
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
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